the niners defense holds atlanta scoreless in the second. gore with the touchdown here to bring the niners within three. then david acres ties it up with a 38-yard field goal off the up right. his woes continue. harbaugh can't believe it. there's alex smith sitting on the sidelines. the niners with the drive once again and it looks like they were going to seal the deal. michael crabtree fumbles on the goal line and the falcons recover. the niners defense holds. the niners come back and score with this frank gore run. gore the mvp of the nfc championship game, final 28-24. jim and john harbaugh going to the super bowl, first time in 18 years that the niners are going. they'll try to join pittsburgh as the only franchise with six super bowl titles. two brothers will be coaching against each other in the super bowl. >> first time that's happened. niner fiver is still high this morning. we have been out live in the city talking to people who are still glowing. >> reporter: good morning. they can't believe it because 18 years is a long time to wa